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Our company and staff congratulate you on the purchase of your new

Mercedes-Benz.

Your selection of our product is a demon-stration of your trust in our company name. Further, it exemplifies your desire to own an automobile that will be as easy as possible to operate and provide years of service.

Your Mercedes-Benz represents the ef-forts of many skilled engineers and crafts-men. To help assure your driving pleasure, and also the safety of you and your passen-gers, we ask you to make a small invest-ment of time:

앫 Please read this manual carefully be-fore putting it aside. Then return it to your vehicle where it will be handy for your reference.

앫 Please follow the recommendations contained in this manual. They are de-signed to acquaint you with the opera-tion of your Mercedes-Benz.

앫 Please pay attention to the warnings and cautions contained in this manual. They are designed to help improve the safety of the vehicle operator and oc-cupants.

We extend our best wishes for many miles of safe, pleasurable driving.

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Product information

Introduction

Product information

Please observe the following in your own best interest:

We recommend using Mercedes-Benz orig-inal parts as well as conversion parts and accessories explicitly approved by us for your vehicle model.

We have tested these parts to determine their reliability, safety and their special suitability for Mercedes-Benz vehicles.

We are unable to make an assessment for other products and therefore cannot be held responsible for them, even if in indi-vidual cases an official approval or authori-zation by governmental or other agencies should exist. Use of such parts and acces-sories could adversely affect the safety, performance or reliability of your vehicle. Please do not use them.

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Introduction

Operator’s Manual

This Operator’s Manual contains a great deal of useful information. We urge you to read it carefully and familiarize yourself with the vehicle before driving.

For your own safety and longer service life of the vehicle, we urge you to follow the in-structions and warnings contained in this manual. Ignoring them could result in dam-age to the vehicle or personal injury to you or others. Vehicle damage caused by fail-ure to follow instructions is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty. Your vehicle may have some or all of the equipment described in this manual. Therefore, you may find explanations for optional equipment not installed in your vehicle. If you have any questions about the operation of any equipment, your au-thorized Mercedes-Benz Center will be glad to demonstrate the proper proce-dures.

We continuously strive to improve our product, and ask for your understanding that we reserve the right to make changes in design and equipment. Therefore, infor-mation, illustrations and descriptions in this Operator’s Manual might differ from your vehicle.

Optional equipment is also described in this manual, including operating instruc-tions wherever necessary. Since they are special-order items, the descriptions and illustrations herein may vary slightly from the actual equipment of your vehicle. If there are any equipment details that are not shown or described in this Operator’s Manual, your authorized Mercedes-Benz Center will be glad to inform you of correct care and operating procedures.

The Operator’s Manual and Service Book-let are important documents and should be kept with the vehicle.

Service and warranty information

The Service and Warranty Information Booklet contains detailed information about the warranties covering your Mercedes-Benz, including:

앫 New Car Limited Warranty, 앫 Emission System Warranty, 앫 Emission Performance Warranty, 앫 California, Maine, Massachusetts, and

Vermont Emission Control System Warranty

(California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont only),

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Introduction

Operator’s Manual

Important notice for California

retail buyers and lessees of Mercedes-Benz automobiles

Under California law you may be entitled to a replacement of your vehicle or a refund of the purchase price or lease price, if Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and/or its au-thorized repair or service facilities fail to fix one or more substantial defects or mal-functions in the vehicle that are covered by its express warranty after a reasonable number of repair attempts. During the pe-riod of 18 months from original delivery of the vehicle or the accumulation of 18 000 miles (approx. 29 000 km) on the odometer of the vehicle, whichever occurs first, a reasonable number of repair at-tempts is presumed for a retail buyer or lessee if one or more of the following oc-curs:

(1) the same substantial defect or mal-function results in a condition that is likely to cause death or serious bodily injury if the vehicle is driven, that de-fect or malfunction has been subject to repair two or more times, and you have directly notified Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC in writing of the need for its repair, (2) the same substantial defect or

mal-function of a less serious nature than category (1) has been subject to repair four or more times and you have direct-ly notified us in writing of the need for its repair, or

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Introduction

Operator’s Manual

Maintenance

The Service Booklet describes all the nec-essary maintenance work which should be performed at regular intervals.

Always have the Service Booklet with you when you take the vehicle to your autho-rized Mercedes-Benz Center for service. The service advisor will record each ser-vice in the booklet for you.

Roadside Assistance

The Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance Program provides factory-trained technical help in the event of a breakdown. Calls to the toll-free Roadside Assistance number

1-800-FOR-MER-Cedes (in the USA) 1-800-387-0100 (in Canada)

will be answered by Mercedes-Benz Cus-tomer Assistance Representatives 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. For additional information refer to the Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance Pro-gram brochure in your glove box.

Change of address or ownership

If you change your address, be sure to send in the “Change of Address Notice” found in the Service and Warranty Informa-tion Booklet, or simply call the

Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center (in the USA) at

1-800-FOR-MER-Cedes, or Customer Ser-vice (in Canada) at 1-800-387-0100. It is in your own interest that we can contact you should the need arise.

If you sell your Mercedes, please leave all literature with the vehicle to make it avail-able to the next operator.

If you bought this vehicle used, be sure to send in the “Notice of Purchase of Used Car” found in the Service and Warranty In-formation Booklet, or call the

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Introduction

Operator’s Manual

Operating your vehicle outside the USA

or Canada

If you plan to operate your vehicle in for-eign countries, please be aware that: 앫 Service facilities or replacement parts

may not be readily available,

앫 unleaded gasoline for vehicles with cat-alytic converters may not be available; the use of leaded fuels will damage the catalysts,

앫 gasoline may have a considerably low-er octane rating, and improplow-er fuel can cause engine damage.

Certain Mercedes-Benz models are avail-able for delivery in Europe under our Euro-pean Delivery Program. For details, consult your authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or write to:

In the USA:

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC European Delivery Department One Mercedes Drive

Montvale, NJ 07645-0350 In Canada:

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Introduction

Where to find it

This Operator’s Manual is designed to pro-vide comprehensive support information for you, the vehicle operator. For you to find information quickly each section has its own reference color:

At a glance

Here you will find an overview of all the controls that can be operated from the driver’s seat.

Getting started

Here you will find all the information you need for your first drive. You should read this section first if this is your first Mercedes-Benz vehicle or if you are rent-ing or borrowrent-ing this vehicle.

Safety and Security

Controls in detail

Here you will find detailed information about the equipment installed in your vehi-cle. This section expands on the “Getting started” section and also describes techni-cal innovations. If you are already familiar with the basic functions of your vehicle, this section will be of particular interest to you.

Operation

Here you will find all the information you need for the proper operation of your vehi-cle.

Practical hints

This section provides fast assistance for dealing with problems you may encounter.

Technical data

All important technical data for your vehi-cle can be found in this section.

Indexes

The glossary provides explanations of the most important technical terms.

The table of contents and the index are de-signed to help you find information quickly and easily.

The following publications are part of your vehicle documentation:

앫 this Operator’s Manual 앫 the Service Booklet

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Symbols

The following symbols are found in this Operator’s Manual:

* Optional equipment is identified with an asterisk. Since standard equipment varies between models, the descriptions and illustrations in this manual may differ slightly from the actual equipment of your vehi-cle.

왘 This symbol points to instructions for you to follow.

왘 A number of these symbols appearing in succession indicates a multiple-step procedure.

컄 Page This symbol tells you where to look for further information on a topic.

컄컄 This continuation symbol marks an interrupted procedure which will be continued on the next page.

-> In the glossary of technical terms, this symbol is used to cross-reference term defini-tions.

Display Words appearing in the multi-function display are printed in the type shown here.

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Warning notices draw your attention to haz-ards that may endanger your health or life, or the health or life of others.

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Highlights hazards that may result in damage to your vehicle.

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Introduction

Operating safety

Proper use of the vehicle

Proper use of the vehicle requires that you are familiar with the following information and rules:

앫 the safety precautions in this manual 앫 the “Technical data” section in this

manual

앫 traffic rules and regulations 앫 motor vehicle laws and safety

stan-dards

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Work improperly carried out on electronic components and associated software could cause them to cease functioning. Because the vehicle’s electronic components are in-terconnected, any modification made may produce an undesired effect on other sys-tems.

Electronic system malfunctions could seri-ously impair the operating safety of your ve-hicle.

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Problems with your vehicle

If you should experience a problem with your vehicle, particularly one that you believe may affect its safe operation, we urge you to immediately contact your authorized Mercedes-Benz Center to have the problem diagnosed and corrected if required. If the matter is not handled to your satisfaction, please discuss the problem with the Mercedes-Benz Center management, or if necessary contact us at one of the following addresses:

In the USA:

Customer Assistance Center Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC One Mercedes Drive Montvale, NJ 07645-0350 In Canada:

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Introduction

Reporting safety defects

For the USA only:

The following text is published as required of manufacturers under Title 49, Code of U.S. Federal Regulations, Part 575 pursuant to the “National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966”.

Reporting Safety Defects

If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.

If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.

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At a glance

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At a glance

Cockpit

Item Page

1 Headlamp washer switch* 140

2 Combination switch 47

앫 Turn signals 47

앫 Windshield wipers 48

앫 High beam 99

3 Cruise control lever 189

4 Instrument cluster 22, 102 5 Multifunction steering wheel 24, 106 6 Horn

7 Lever for voice control

system*, see separate op-erating instructions

8 Overhead control panel 26

9 Glove box lid release 195

Item Page

10 Glove box lid 195

11 Center console 25

12 Starter switch 31

13 Steering wheel adjustment

handle, manual

38

14 Hood lock release 226

15 Parking brake pedal 46

16 Power window switches 182

17 Steering wheel adjustment

stalk, electrical*

38

18 Parking brake release 46

19 Door control panel 27

20 Exterior lamp switch 47, 96

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At a glance

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At a glance

Instrument cluster

Item Page

1 Reset knob for:

앫 Resetting trip odome-ter

103 앫 Instrument cluster

illu-mination 102 앫 Resetting individual settings 114 2 Tachometer with: ? Engine malfunction indicator lamp 250 - Antilock Brake

Sys-tem (ABS) malfunc-tion indicator lamp

247

; Brake warning lamp, except Cana-da

249

3 Brake warning lamp, Canada only

249

Item Page

3 Speedometer with:

L Left turn signal indi-cator lamp

K Right turn signal in-dicator lamp v Electronic Stability

Program (ESP) warning lamp

246

A High beam head-lamp indicator

99 E Indicator lamp

with-out function1

1 _{The indicator lamp illuminates briefly when you}

turn the key in the starter switch to position 2 DTR Indicator lamp

with-out function1 Item Page 4 Multifunction display with: Trip odometer 103 Main odometer

Outside temperature dis-play

104

Digital clock 116

5 Display for program mode and selector lever position

135 136

6 Fuel gauge with:

Fuel reserve warning lamp 250 < Seat belt nonusage

warning lamp

250 1 Supplemental

re-straint system indi-cator lamp

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At a glance

Multifunction steering wheel

Item Page

1 Multifunction display in

speedometer

105

Operating control sys-tem

106

2 Selecting the submenu or

setting the volume ç down/to decrease æ up/to increase

3 Telephone*: Press button

í to take a call ì to end a call

Item Page

4 Menu systems: Press

but-ton

è for next system ÿ for previous system

5 Moving within a menu:

Press button

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At a glance

Center console

Item Page

1 Seat heater*, driver‘s side 91

2 ESP control switch 75

3 Hazard warning flasher

switch – switching on/off

99

4 Central locking switch 87

5 Anti-theft alarm system

in-dicator lamp

78

Tow-away alarm switch 79

6 Seat heater*, passenger

side

91

7 Indicator lamp 7 67

8 Audio system, or 159 COMAND* (see separate

operating instructions) Item Page 9 Climate control 142 10 Ashtray 198 11 Storage compartment 196 12 Armrest 197

13 Program mode selector for

automatic transmission

136

14 Gearshift lever for manual

transmission

Selector lever for automat-ic transmission

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At a glance

Overhead control panel

Item Page

1 Rear interior lighting

on/off

100

2 Panorama sliding/pop-up

roof*

186

3 Right reading lamp on/off 101

4 Interior lighting control 100

5 Hands-free microphone for

Tele Aid* (emergency call system), telephone* and voice control system* (see separate operating instruc-tions)

200

6 Rear view mirror 39, 138

7 Garage door opener 209

8 Left reading lamp on/off 101

9 Tele Aid* (emergency call

system) button

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At a glance

Door control panel

Item Page

1 Door handle 85

2 Memory function (for

stor-ing seat, mirror and steer-ing wheel settsteer-ings)

93

3 Seat adjustment 32

4 Switches for

opening/clos-ing front door windows

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Getting started

Unlocking

The “Getting started” section provides an overview of the vehicle’s most basic func-tions. First-time Mercedes-Benz owners should pay special attention to the infor-mation given here.

If you are already familiar with the basic functions described here, the “Controls in detail” section will help you with further in-formation. The corresponding page refer-ences are at the end of each segment.

Unlocking

Unlocking with the SmartKey

SmartKey with remote control

1 ‹ Lock button 2 Œ Unlock button

3 Â Panic button* (컄page 72)

왘 Press unlock button 2 Œ on the key. All turn signal lamps blink once. The locking knobs in the doors move up. 왘 Get in the vehicle and insert the key in

the starter switch.

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Canada only:

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Getting started

Unlocking

Starter switch positions

Starter switch

0 For removing key

The steering is locked when the key is removed from the starter switch. If necessary, move steering wheel slight-ly to allow the locking mechanism to engage.

1 Power supply to some electrical

con-sumers, such as seat adjustment

2 Ignition (power supply for all electrical

consumers) and driving position

3 Starting position

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When leaving the vehicle, always remove the SmartKey from the starter switch and lock the vehicle. Do not leave children unattend-ed in the vehicle, or with access to an un-locked vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehicle equipment may cause an accident and/or serious personal injury.

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Vehicles with automatic transmission: The SmartKey can only be removed from the starter switch with the gear selector lever in position P.

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If the key is left in the starter switch position 0 for an extended period of time, it can no longer be turned in the starter switch.

앫 Remove the key from the starter switch and reinsert.

If the key can still not be turned, the battery may not be sufficiently charged.

앫 Check the battery and charge it if necessary (컄page 294).

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Getting started

Adjusting

Seats

The seats can be adjusted either manually or electrically, depending on the vehicle’s equipment.

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All seat, head restraint, steering wheel, and rear view mirror adjustments, as well as fas-tening of seat belts, must be done before the vehicle is put into motion.

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Do not adjust the driver’s seat while driving. Adjusting the seat while driving could cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle. Never ride in a moving vehicle with the seat back reclined. Sitting in an excessively

re-serious or fatal injuries. The seat back and seat belts provide the best restraint when the wearer is in an upright position and belts are properly positioned on the body. Your seat must be adjusted so that you can cor-rectly fasten your seat belt (컄page 41). Never place hands under the seat or near any moving parts while a seat is being ad-justed.

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When leaving the vehicle, always remove the key from the starter switch and lock your ve-hicle.

The power seats* can also be operated with the driver’s or passenger door open. Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. Unsu-pervised use of vehicle equipment may

Warning!

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Children 12 years old and under must never ride in the front seat, except in a

Mercedes-Benz authorized BabySmartTM compatible child seat, which operates with the BabySmartTM system installed in the ve-hicle to deactivate the passenger side front airbag when it is properly installed. Other-wise they will be struck by the airbag when it inflates in a crash. If this happens, serious or fatal injury will result.

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Getting started

Adjusting

Manual seat

1 Seat fore and aft adjustment 2 Seat cushion tilt

3 Seat height 4 Backrest tilt

Seat fore and aft adjustment

왘 Lift handle 1.

왘 Slide seat to the desired position. 왘 Allow handle 1 to reengage. Check for

proper engagement before driving. 왘 Check for proper engagement before

driving.

Adjust to a comfortable seating position that still allows you to reach the accelera-tor/brake pedal safely. The position should be as far rearward as possible, sistent with ability to properly operate con-trols.

Seat cushion tilt

왘 Turn handwheel 2 forward or backward until your upper legs are lightly

sup-Seat height

왘 Pull handle 3 up to raise seat cushion. Push handle 3 down to lower seat cushion

Backrest tilt

왘 Turn handwheel 4 forward or back-ward.

Head restraint height

A child’s risk of serious or fatal injuries is significantly increased if the child restraints are not properly secured in the vehicle and the child is not properly secured in the child restraint.

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When moving the seats, be sure that there are no items in the footwell or be-hind the seats. Otherwise you could damage the seats.

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For your protection, drive only with properly positioned head restraints.

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Getting started

Adjusting

1 Release knob

왘 Manually adjust the height of the head restraint by pulling it upward. To lower the head restraint, push release knob 1 and press down on the head restraint.

Head restraint tilt

왘 Manually adjust the angle of the head restraint. Push or pull on the lower edge of the head restraint cushion. More information can be found in the

Power seat*

왘 Turn the key in the starter switch to position 1 or 2.

or

왘 Open the driver’s or front passenger door.

The seat adjustment switches are located in each front door.

1 Head restraint height 2 Seat height

3 Seat cushion tilt

Seat fore and aft adjustment

왘 Press the switch forward or backward in the direction of arrow 4.

Adjust to a comfortable seating posi-tion that still allows you to reach the accelerator/brake pedal safely. The position should be as far to the rear as possible, consistent with ability to properly operate controls.

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When moving the seat, be sure that there are no items in the footwell or be-hind the seat. Otherwise you could damage the seat.

With the memory function*

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Getting started

Adjusting

Seat height

왘 Press the switch up or down in the direction of arrow 2.

Seat cushion tilt

왘 Press the switch up or down in the direction of arrow 3 until your upper legs are lightly supported.

Backrest tilt

왘 Press the switch forward or back in direction of arrow 5 until your arms are slightly angled when holding the steer-ing wheel.

왘 Press the switch up or down in the di-rection of arrow 1.

Head restraint tilt

왘 Manually adjust the angle of the head restraint. Push or pull on the lower edge of the head restraint cushion. More information can be found in the “Controls in detail” section (컄page 89).

Folding the front seat backrest forward

1 Release lever

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Adjust head restraint to support the back of the head approximately at ear level. Do not drive the vehicle without the seat head restraints. Head restraints are intend-ed to help rintend-educe injuries during an acci-dent.

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Getting started

Adjusting

Folding backrest forward

왘 Pull release lever 1 forward and tilt the seat backrest forward.

왘 Vehicles with manual seat adjustment: If necessary, press the head restraint downward while tilting the backrest forward.

Folding backrest back

왘 Fold and press the backrest rearward until it engages in driving position.

왘 Vehicles with manual seat adjustment: If necessary, pull the head restraint out while tilting the seat back.

More information can be found in the “Controls in detail” section (컄page 89).

Rear seat head restraints

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Vehicles with power seat*: The head restraints will automatically move down.

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Vehicles with power seat*: The head restraint returns to its previous posi-tions.

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For safety reasons, always drive with the rear head restraints in the upright position when the rear seats are occupied.

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Getting started

Adjusting

Folding head restraints back

왘 Push lock button 1.

The head restraints will fold backward.

Placing head restraint upright

왘 Pull the head restraint forward until it locks into position.

Two different head restraint angle posi-tions are available.

1 Release knob

Raising:

왘 Pull up on head restraint.

If the head restraint is fully retracted, press release knob 1 and pull the head restraint out.

Lowering:

왘 Push button 1.

왘 Push down on head restraint.

Steering wheel

Warning!

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Adjust head restraint to support the back of the head approximately at ear level. Do not drive the vehicle without the seat head restraints. Head restraints are intend-ed to help rintend-educe injuries during an acci-dent.

Warning!

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Do not adjust the steering wheel while ing. Adjusting the steering wheel while driv-ing, or driving without the adjustment locked could cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle.

When leaving the vehicle, always remove the key from the starter switch and lock your ve-hicle.

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Getting started

Adjusting

Steering wheel adjustment, manual

1 Release handle

왘 To unlock the steering column, pull handle 1 out until its stop limit. 왘 Adjust the steering wheel to the

de-sired position.

왘 To lock, press handle 1 all the way in until it engages.

The steering wheel is once again locked into position.

Steering wheel adjustment, electrical* 왘 Turn the key in the starter switch to

position 1 or 2. or

왘 Open the driver’s door.

The switch is located on the steering col-umn (lower left).

1 Steering column, lengthen or shorten 2 Steering column, height

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Getting started

Adjusting

Steering column, lengthen or shorten

왘 Move stalk forward or backward in the direction of arrow 1 until a comfortable steering wheel position is reached with your arms slightly bent at the elbow.

Steering column, height

왘 Move stalk up or down in the direction of arrow 2. Make sure that your legs can move freely and that all the dis-plays (including malfunction and indi-cator lamps) on the instrument cluster are clearly visible.

Mirrors

Adjust the inside and exterior rear view mirrors before driving so that you have a good view of the road and traffic condi-tions.

Inside rear view mirror

왘 Manually adjust the inside rear view mirror.

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(컄page 93) you can store settings for the steering wheel together with set-tings for the exterior rear view mirrors and seat positions.

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In the case of an accident liquid electrolyte may escape the mirror housing if the mirror glass breaks.

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Getting started

Adjusting

Exterior rear view mirrors The buttons are located above the exterior lamp switch.

1 Adjustment button 2 Passenger side mirror 3 Driver’s side mirror

왘 Make sure that the ignition is switched on.

All the lights in the instrument cluster light up.

왘 Press button 3 for the left mirror or button 2 for the right mirror.

왘 Push adjustment button 1 up, down, left or right according to the setting de-sired.

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Exercise care when using the passenger side exterior rear view mirror. The mirror surface is convex (outwardly curved surface for a wider field of view). Objects in mirror are closer than they appear. Check your in-side rear view mirror or glance over your shoulder before changing lanes.

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Electrolyte drops coming into contact with the vehicle paint finish can only be completely removed while in their liquid state by applying plenty of water.

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(컄page 93) you can store settings for the exterior rear view mirrors together with seat positions and settings for the steering wheel.

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Getting started

Driving

Fastening the seat belt

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Do not lay any objects in the driver’s foot-well. Be careful that floor mats or carpets in the driver’s footwell have sufficient clear-ance for the pedals.

During sudden driving or braking maneuvers the objects could get caught between the pedals. You could then no longer brake or accelerate.

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Always fasten your seat belt before driving off. Always make sure your passengers are properly restrained, even those sitting in the rear and pregnant women.

Failure to wear and properly fasten and po-sition your seat belt greatly increases your risk of injuries and their likely severity in an accident. You and your passenger should al-ways wear seat belts.

If you are ever in an accident, your injuries can be considerably more severe without your seat belt properly buckled. Without your seat belt buckled, you are much more likely to hit the interior of the vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously injured or killed.

In the same crash, the possibility of injury or death is lessened if you are wearing your seat belt. The airbags can only protect as ex-pected if the occupants are using their seat belts (컄page 56).

Warning!

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Children 12 years old and under must never ride in the front seat, except in a

Mercedes-Benz authorized BabySmartTM compatible child seat, which operates with the BabySmartTM system installed in the ve-hicle to deactivate the passenger side front airbag when it is properly installed. Other-wise they will be struck by the airbag when it inflates in a crash. If this happens, serious or fatal injury will result.

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Getting started

Driving

The seat belt presenter for driver and pas-senger makes it easier to put on the seat belt.

1 Seat belt presenter

왘 Manually adjust the seat belt presenter to the desired position

A child’s risk of serious or fatal injuries is significantly increased if the child restraints are not properly secured in the vehicle and the child is not properly secured in the child restraint.

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Never ride in a moving vehicle with the seat backrest reclined. Sitting in an excessively reclined position can be dangerous. You could slide under the seat belt in a collision. If you slide under it, the belt would apply force at the abdomen or neck. That could cause serious or even fatal injuries. The seat backrest and seat belt provide the best re-straint when the wearer is in an upright po-sition and the belt is properly popo-sitioned on the body.

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Never let more people ride in the vehicle than there are seat belts available. Be sure everyone riding in the vehicle is correctly re-strained with a separate seat belt - even those in the rear.

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Read and observe the additional warning no-tices printed in the “Safety and Security” section (컄page 60).

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passen-Getting started

Driving

1 Latch plate 2 Release button 3 Buckle

왘 With a smooth motion, pull the belt from the belt outlet.

왘 Place the belt over your shoulder. 왘 Push latch plate 1 into buckle 3 until it

clicks.

왘 If necessary, tighten the lap portion to a snug fit by pulling shoulder portion up.

Belt outlet height adjustment

1 Button for belt outlet height

adjust-ment

왘 To raise, slide belt outlet upward. 왘 To lower, press button 1 and slide belt

outlet downward.

Proper use of seat belts

앫 Do not twist the belt when fastening. 앫 Adjust seat belt so that the shoulder portion is located as close as possible to the middle of the shoulder (it should not touch the neck or pass under the arm). For this purpose, you can adjust the height of the belt outlet.

앫 Position the lap belt as low as possible on your hips (over hip joint) and not across the abdomen.

앫 Place the seat backrest in a nearly up-right position.

앫 Never use a seat belt for more than one person at a time.

앫 Do not fasten a seat belt around a per-son and another object at the same time.

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Getting started

Driving

앫 Ensure that the seat belt is always fit-ted snugly. You should avoid wearing bulky clothing, such as winter coats, when traveling in the vehicle.

Starting the engine Manual transmission

Gearshift pattern for manual transmission

왘 Make sure that the gearshift lever is in Neutral position.

왘 Do not depress accelerator. 왘 Fully depress clutch pedal.

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Do not pass belts over sharp edges. They could tear.

Do not allow the belt to get caught in the door or in the seat adjustment mechanism. This could damage the belt.

Never attempt to make modifications to seat belts. This could impair the effective-ness of the belts.

Damaged seat belts or belts that were highly stressed in an accident must be replaced by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

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Inhalation of exhaust gas is hazardous to your health. All exhaust gas contains carbon monoxide, and inhaling it can cause uncon-sciousness and lead to death.

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Getting started

Driving

왘 Turn the key in the starter switch to

position 3. Release only when the en-gine is firing regularly (컄page 31). More information can be found in the “Controls in detail” section (컄page 130).

Automatic transmission*

Gearshift pattern for automatic transmission

P Park position with selector lever lock R Reverse gear

N Neutral D Drive position

왘 Make sure that the gear selector lever is set to P.

왘 Do not depress accelerator.

Starting

왘 Turn the key in the starter switch to position 3 and hold until the engine starts (컄page 31).

왘 Depress the brake pedal.

The selector lever lock is released. For information on turning off the engine with the key see “Turning off the engine” (컄page 52)

Starting difficulties

If the engine does not start as described, carry out the following steps:

왘 Turn key in starter to position 0 and re-peat starting procedure.

Remember that extended starting at-tempts can drain the battery

왘 Get a jump start (컄page 297). If the engine does not start after several starting attempts, there could be a mal-function in the engine electronics or in the fuel supply system.

왘 Notify an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

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Getting started

Driving

Parking brake

1 Release handle 2 Parking brake

왘 Release the parking brake by pulling on handle 1.

The indicator lamp ; (USA only) or 3 (Canada only) in the instrument cluster goes out.

Driving

왘 Depress the brake pedal.

왘 Move selector lever to position D or R (manual transmission: first or reverse gear).

왘 Release the brake pedal.

왘 Carefully depress the accelerator pedal.

Once the vehicle is in motion, the auto-matic central locking system engages and the locking knobs drop down.

After a cold start, the automatic transmis-sion engages at a higher revolution. This al-lows the catalytic converter to reach its operating temperature earlier.

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When leaving the vehicle, always remove the key from the starter switch and lock the ve-hicle. Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. Children could release the parking brake, which could result in an accident

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If you hear a warning signal when driv-ing off, you have forgotten to release the parking brake.

Release the parking brake.

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Simultaneously depressing the acceler-ator pedal and applying the brake re-duces engine performance and causes premature brake and drivetrain wear.

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Driving

More information on driving can be found in the “Operation” section (컄page 215).

Switching on headlamps

Exterior lamp switch

1 Off

2 Low beam headlamps on 왘 Turn the switch to B.

Turn signals and high beam

The combination switch is on the left of the steering column.

Combination switch

1 Turn signals, right 2 Turn signals, left

왘 Press the combination switch up 1 or down 2.

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Vehicles with automatic transmission: It is dangerous to shift the selector lever out of P or N if the engine speed is higher than idle speed. If your foot is not firmly on the brake pedal, the vehicle could accelerate quickly forward or in reverse. You could lose control of the vehicle and hit someone or some-thing. Only shift into gear when the engine is idling normally and when your right foot is firmly on the brake pedal.

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Driving

High beam

왘 Push the combination switch forward. The high beam symbol A in the instrument cluster lights up. More information can be found in the “Controls in detail” section (컄page 99).

Windshield wipers

The combination switch is on the left of the steering column.

Combination switch

1 Single wipe

2 Switching on windshield wipers 왘 Make sure that the ignition is switched

on.

Switching on windshield wipers 왘 Turn the combination switch to the

de-sired position depending on the inten-sity of the rain.

0 Windshield wipers off I Intermittent wiping

II Normal wiper speed III Fast wiper speed

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Driving

Single wipe

왘 Press switch briefly in the direction of arrow 1.

The windshield wipers wipe one time without washer fluid.

Wiping with windshield washer fluid 왘 Push switch in the direction of arrow 1

past the resistance point.

The windshield wiper operates with washer fluid.

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Vehicles without rain sensor*: Fast wiper speed III goes to setting II when the vehicle is standing still.

Vehicles with rain sensor*: Intermittent wiping interval dependent on wetness of windshield. Wiping will not occur with a door open.

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Vehicles with rain sensor*: Do not leave in intermittent setting when vehi-cle is taken to an automatic car wash or during windshield cleaning. Wipers will operate in presence of water sprayed on the windshield, and wipers may be damaged as a result.

The switch should not be left in inter-mittent setting as the wipers will wipe the windshield once every time the en-gine is started. Dust that accumulates on the windshield might scratch the glass when wiping occurs on a dry windshield.

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If leaves, snow, etc. block the wind-shield wipers, switch off the wipers. 앫 For safety reasons, withdraw key

from starter switch. Remove block-age.

앫 Turn the windshield wipers on again.

If windshield wipers fail to function at all in switch position I,

앫 set the combination switch to the next highest wiper speed.

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Driving

Problems while driving

The engine runs erratically and misfires 앫 An ignition cable may be damaged. 앫 The engine electronics may not be

op-erating properly.

앫 Unburned gasoline may have entered the catalytic converter and damaged it. 왘 Give very little gas.

왘 Have the problem repaired by an au-thorized Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible.

The coolant temperature is over 248°F (120°C)

The coolant is too hot and is no longer cooling the engine.

왘 Stop the vehicle as soon as possible and turn off the engine. Allow engine and coolant to cool.

왘 Check the coolant level and add cool-ant if necessary (컄page 229).

In case of accident

If the vehicle is leaking gasoline:

왘 Do not start the engine under any cir-cumstances.

왘 Notify local fire and/or police authori-ties.

If the extent of the damage cannot be de-termined:

왘 Notify an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

If no damage can be determined on the 앫 major assemblies

앫 fuel system 앫 engine mount

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Getting started

Parking and locking

You have now completed your first drive. You have properly stopped and parked your vehicle. End your drive as follows.

Parking brake

1 Release handle 2 Parking brake

왘 Step firmly on parking brake 2. When the engine is running, the indica-tor lamp ; (USA only) or 3 (Canada only) in the instrument cluster will be illuminated.

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Wait until the vehicle is stationary before re-moving the key from the starter switch. The vehicle cannot be steered when the key is removed.

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With the engine not running, there is no power assistance for the brake and steering system. In this case, it is important to keep in mind that a considerably higher degree of effort is necessary to stop or steer the vehi-cle.

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Do not park this vehicle in areas where com-bustible materials such as grass, hay or leaves can come into contact with the hot exhaust system, as these materials could be ignited and cause a vehicle fire.

To reduce the risk of personal injury as a re-sult of vehicle movement, before turning off the engine and leaving the vehicle always: 앫 Keep right foot on brake pedal. 앫 Firmly depress parking brake pedal. 앫 Move the selector lever to position P

(manual transmission: first or reverse gear).

앫 Slowly release brake pedal.

앫 When parked on an incline, turn front wheels towards road curb.

앫 Turn the key to starter switch position 0 and remove.

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Getting started

Parking and locking

Switching off headlamps

왘 Turn the exterior lamp switch to M (컄page 47).

Turning off engine

왘 Place the gear selector lever in position P (manual transmission: first or reverse gear).

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When leaving the vehicle, always remove the key from the starter switch and lock the ve-hicle. Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. Children could release the parking brake and/or move the gear selector lever from position P, either of which could result in an accident and/or serious injury.

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Getting out of your vehicle with the selector lever not fully engaged in position P is dan-gerous. Also, when parked on an incline, position P alone may not prevent your vehi-cle from moving, possibly hitting people or objects.

Always set the parking brake in addition to shifting to position P (manual transmission: first or reverse gear).

When parked on an incline, turn front wheels

towards the road curb.

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Getting started

Parking and locking

Turning off with the SmartKey

왘 Turn the key in the starter switch to position 0 and remove it.

The immobilizer is activated. 왘 Press the seat belt release button

(컄page 41).

왘 After exiting the vehicle press the lock button ‹ on the remote control (컄page 30).

The locking knobs on the doors move down.

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Vehicles with automatic transmission: The SmartKey can only be removed from the starter switch with the gear selector lever in position P.

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With the SmartKey removed and the driver’s door open, a warning sounds if the vehicle’s exterior lamps are not switched off.

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To prevent possible personal injury, always keep hands and fingers away from the door openings when closing the doors. Be espe-cially careful when small children are around.

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Safety and Security

Occupant safety

In this section you will learn the most im-portant facts about the restraint systems of the vehicle.

The restraint systems are 앫 Seat belts

앫 Emergency tensioning device 앫 Airbags

앫 Child seats

앫 Child seat recognition

앫 Lower anchors and tethers for children (LATCH)

As independent systems their protective effects work in conjunction with each oth-er.

The 1 warning lamp in the instrument cluster lights up:

앫 for about 4 seconds when you turn the key in the starter switch to position 1. 앫 for about 4 seconds when you start the

engine by turning the key.

The warning lamp goes out shortly after you start the engine. This shows that the restraint systems are operational. A malfunction in the system has been de-tected if the 1 warning lamp:

앫 fails to extinguish after approximately 4 seconds.

앫 does not come on at all.

앫 comes on after the engine was started or while driving.

For safety reasons, we strongly recom-mend that you visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center immediately to have the system checked.

More information can be found in the “Practical hints” section (컄page 248).

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Airbags

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In the event that the SRS malfunction indica-tor lamp lights up during driving or does not come on at all, the SRS may not be opera-tional. For your safety, we strongly recom-mend that you visit an authorized

Mercedes-Benz Center immediately to have the system checked; otherwise the SRS may not be activated when needed in an acci-dent, which could result in serious or fatal injury, or it might deploy unexpectedly and unnecessarily which could also result in inju-ry.

Improper work on the restraint systems, in-cluding incorrect installation and removal, can lead to possible injury through an unin-tended activation of the SRS.

In addition, through improper work there is a risk of rendering the SRS inoperative or causing unintended airbag deployment. Work on the SRS must therefore only be per-formed by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

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Airbags are designed to reduce the potential of injury in certain frontal (front airbags) im-pacts, or side (side impact and head protec-tion window curtain airbags) impacts which may cause significant injuries. However, no system available today can totally eliminate injuries and fatalities.

The activation of the SRS temporarily releas-es a small amount of dust from the airbags. This dust, however, is neither injurious to your health, nor does it indicate a fire in the vehicle. The dust might cause some tempo-rary breathing difficulty for people with asth-ma or other breathing trouble. To avoid this, you may wish to get out of the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so. If you have any breathing difficulty but cannot get out of the vehicle after the airbag inflates, then get fresh air by opening a window or door.

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To reduce the risk of injury when the front airbags inflate, it is very important for the driver and front passenger to always be in a properly seated position and to wear your seat belts.

For maximum protection in the event of a collision always be in normal seated position with your back against the backrest. Fasten your seat belt and ensure that it is properly positioned on your body.

Since the airbag inflates with considerable speed and force, a proper seating and hands on steering wheel position will help to keep you at a safe distance from the airbag. Oc-cupants who are unbelted, out of position or too close to the airbag can be seriously in-jured by an airbag as it inflates with great force in the blink of an eye:

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Occupant safety

앫 Adjust the driver seat as far as possible rearward, still permitting proper opera-tion of vehicle controls. The distance from the center of the driver’s breast-bone to the center of the airbag cover on the steering wheel must be at least ten inches (25 cm) or more. You should be able to accomplish this by a combina-tion of adjustments to the seat and steering wheel. If you have any prob-lems, please see your authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

앫 Do not lean with your head or chest close to the steering wheel or dash-board.

앫 Keep hands on the outside of steering wheel rim. Placing hands and arms in-side the rim can increase the risk and potential severity of hand/arm injury when driver front airbag inflates. 앫 Adjust the front passenger seat as far as

possible rearward from the dashboard when the seat is occupied.

앫 Occupants, especially children, should never lean their heads in the area of the door where the side airbag inflates. This could result in serious injuries or death should the airbag be triggered. Always sit upright, properly use the seat belts and appropriate size infant or child re-straint system.

앫 Children 12 years old and under must never ride in the front seat, except in a Mercedes-Benz authorized

BabySmartTM compatible child seat, which operates with the BabySmartTM system installed in the vehicle to deacti-vate the passenger side front airbag when it is properly installed. Otherwise they will be struck by the airbag when it inflates in a crash. If this happens, seri-ous or fatal injury will result.

Failure to follow these instructions can re-sult in severe injuries to you or other occu-pants.

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Accident research shows that the safest place for children in an automobile is in the rear seat. Should you choose to place a child 12 years old or under in the front passenger seat of your vehicle, you must properly use a BabySmartTM child restraint which will turn off the passenger side front airbag. BabySmartTM will not, however, turn off any side impact airbag.

It should be noted that with respect to both front and rear side impact airbags there is a possibility for a side airbag related injury if occupants, especially children, are not prop-erly seated or restrained when next to a side airbag which needs to deploy rapidly in a side impact in order to do its job.

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Occupant safety

quarter trim panels where the side air-bag inflates. This could result in serious injuries or death should the side airbag be activated.

(2) Always sit upright, properly use the seat belts and use an appropriately sized in-fant or child restraint system for all chil-dren 12 years old or under.

(3) Always wear seat belts properly. If you believe that, even with the use of these guidelines, it would be safer for your rear seat occupants to have both rear side airbags deactivated, then deactivation can be accomplished upon your written request to do so at your authorized Mercedes-Benz Center at an additional cost.

Please contact your local authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or call our Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372) for details.

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Airbags are designed to activate only in certain frontal (front airbags) impacts, or side (side impact and head protec-tion window curtain airbags) impacts which exceed preset thresholds. Only during these types of impacts, if of sufficient severity to meet the deploy-ment thresholds, will they provide their supplemental protection.

The driver and passenger should al-ways wear their seat belts. Otherwise it is not possible for the airbags to pro-vide their supplemental protection.

In cases of other frontal impacts, angled impacts, roll-overs, other side impacts, rear collisions, or other acci-dents, the airbags will not be activated. The driver and passengers will then be protected by the fastened seat belts. We caution you not to rely on the pres-ence of the airbags in order to avoid wearing your seat belt.

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Occupant safety

Safety guidelines for the seat belt, emergency tensioning device and airbag

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앫 Damaged seat belts or belts that were highly stressed in an accident must be replaced and their anchoring points must also be checked. Use only belts in-stalled or supplied by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

앫 Airbags and ETDs are designed to func-tion on a one-time-only basis. An airbag or emergency tensioning device (ETD) that was activated must be replaced

앫 No modifications of any kind may be made to any components or wiring of the SRS. This includes changing or re-moving any component or part of the SRS, the installation of additional trim material, badges etc. over the steering wheel hub, front passenger airbag cov-er, door trim panels, or door frame trims, and installation of additional elec-trical/electronic equipment on or near SRS components and wiring. Keep area between airbags and occupants free from objects (e.g. packages, purses, umbrellas, etc.).

앫 Do not pass belts over sharp edges. They could tear.

앫 Do not make any modification that could change the effectiveness of the belts. 앫 Do not hang items such as coat hangers

from the coat hooks or handles over the door. These items may turn into projec-tiles and cause head and other injuries when curtain airbag is deployed.

앫 An airbag system component within the steering wheel gets hot after the airbag has inflated. Do not touch.

앫 Improper work on the system, including incorrect installation and removal, can lead to possible injury through an unin-tended activation of the SRS.

앫 In addition, through improper work there is a risk of rendering the SRS inop-erative or causing unintended airbag de-ployment. Work on the SRS must therefore only be performed by an au-thorized Mercedes-Benz Center. 앫 For your protection and the protection

of others, when scrapping the airbag unit or emergency tensioning device, our safety instructions must be fol-lowed. These instructions are available from your authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

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Occupant safety

When you sell your vehicle we strongly

urge you to give notice to the subsequent owner that it is equipped with an “SRS” by alerting them to the applicable section in the Operator’s Manual.

Front airbags

Driver and passenger airbags are de-ployed:

앫 in the event of a frontal impact 앫 if impact exceeds a preset deployment

threshold

앫 independently of the side impact air-bags

The airbags will not deploy in impacts which do not exceed the system’s deploy-ment thresholds. You will then be protect-ed by the fastenprotect-ed seat belts.

The front passenger airbag will only be de-ployed if:

앫 the front passenger seat is occupied 앫 the 7 indicator lamp in the center

console is not lit (컄page 67).

1 Driver airbag 2 Passenger airbag

Side impact airbags, window curtain airbags

The side impact airbags and window cur-tain airbags are deployed:

앫 on the impacted side of the vehicle 앫 in impacts exceeding a preset

deploy-ment threshold

앫 independently of the front airbags The side impact airbags are not deployed in impacts which do not exceed the sys-tem’s deployment threshold.

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Contents

Contents

Contents

Contents

Contents

Product information

Introduction

Product information

Introduction

Operator’s Manual

Operator’s Manual

Introduction

Operator’s Manual

Introduction

Operator’s Manual

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Operator’s Manual

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Operating safety

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Problems with your vehicle

Problems with your vehicle

Introduction

Reporting safety defects

Reporting safety defects

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Cockpit

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Instrument cluster

At a glance

Multifunction steering wheel

Multifunction steering wheel

At a glance

Center console

Center console

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Overhead control panel

Overhead control panel

At a glance

Door control panel

Door control panel

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